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Closings & Delays for Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

UPDATE: All Stafford County Public Schools will be closed today. Employees will be on code 2. Liberal leave is in effect. Administrative offices will open at 10 a.m.

Colleges and universities

George Mason University — open at 10 a.m.

Northern Virginia Community College

NOVA will open at 10:30 a.m. Wed., Feb. 5 due to inclement weather. All campuses and administrative offices will open at that time.

Federal Government

Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are OPEN and employees have the OPTION for UNSCHEDULED LEAVE OR UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK.

Non-Emergency Employees must notify their supervisor of their intent to use unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework (if telework-ready). In accordance with their agency’s policies and procedures, subject to any applicable collective bargaining requirements, non-emergency employees have the option to use:

earned annual leave, compensatory time off, credit hours, or sick leave, as appropriate; leave without pay; their alternative work schedule (AWS) day off or rearrange their work hours under flexible work schedules; or unscheduled telework (if telework-ready).

Telework-Ready Employees who are regularly scheduled to perform telework or who notify their supervisor of their intention to perform unscheduled telework must be prepared to telework for the entire workday, or take unscheduled leave, or a combination of both, for the entire workday in accordance with their agency’s policies and procedures, subject to any applicable collective bargaining requirements.

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